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for decades, data centers and other
mission critical applications required
several minutes of ride-through time
for their ups systems. the longer
runtimes assured that a facility
could remain operational if a
backup generator failed to function
properly or utility power was
disrupted for an extended period of
time.
the industry has seen a dramatic
evolution in ups runtime
specifications–from 15 minutes a
decade ago to one minute or less
today–due to advances in
technology. Customers are no
longer willing to pay for it as many
simply don’t require extra ups
autonomy. in this day and age of
doing more with less, facility owners
and operators are only purchasing
and installing the amount of runtime
by
Todd Kiehn
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